Look, we are not unspectacular things.
We’ve come this far, survived this much. Whatwould happen if we decided to survive more? To love harder?
ADA LIMON
Who I am
FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS I’ve offered psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families, with a special interest in trauma and resilience, narrative therapy, mindfulness, and creativity, as well as interpersonal neurobiology.
Writing and reading are my creative pursuits, and yoga is my sanity, and I integrate both of them into my therapy practice with clients.
For seventeen years I taught clinical practice to graduate students in the School of Social Work at Portland State University, as well as other universities. Currently, I do a lot of continuing education for other professionals.
I have undergraduate (Humanities, 1986) and graduate (Clinical Social Work, 1989) degrees from The University of Chicago, as well as a Master of Fine Arts (Creative Writing, 1995) from The American University in Washington, DC.
I live with my partner in Portland, Oregon, and we have three young adult children who live nearby.
Education &
Publications
Finding Your Way As a New Clinician (The Psychotherapy Networker, November/December 2023)
Exploring Consensual Nonmonogamy (The Psychotherapy Networker, May/June 2023)
The Divorce Announcement (The Psychotherapy Networker, January/February 2023)
My memoir, The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage, Reimagined, is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press in February 2025.
Contact Me About Therapy
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